RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 557
OP 565
VO 25
IS 5
A1 Abdullah H. Al-Saghir
A1 Abdullah F. Al-Mobeireek
YR 2004
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/25/5/557.abstract
AB Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia BOOP is now established as a distinct clinicopathologic entity, yet it may be overlooked by clinicians due to unfamiliarity and its non-specific presentation. It can be either idiopathic or associated with a variety of causes, such as infections, drugs, radiation or connective tissue diseases. A lung biopsy is needed to provide histopathologic confirmation. Usually prognosis is good, and the response to steroids may be dramatic, but occasionally BOOP may be fatal or runs a chronic relapsing course. This article is an updated review on current knowledge regarding BOOP.